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Opening the projector alone involves security clearances and Internet passwords, “and if you don’t do it right, the machine will shut down on you.’’ The result,

Opening the projector alone involves security clearances and Internet passwords, “and if you don’t do it right, the machine will shut down on you.’’ The result, in his view, is that often the lens change isn’t made and “audiences are getting shortchanged. DRM has now made movies suck even at the theater. If I was a director, I'd be cheesed.

fleitz 15y ago
As a director you'd also be pretty pissed that your movie went from RGB to Orange/Blue. http://www.slashfilm.com/orangeblue-contrast-in-movie-posters/ http://www.slashfilm.com/orangeblue-contrast-in-movie-poster... http://theabyssgazes.blogspot.com/2010/03/teal-and-orange-hollywood-please-stop.html http://theabyssgazes.blogspot.com/2010/03/teal-and-orange-ho...
- ugh 15y ago
  That’s a creative decision the director has no right to be pissed about. It’s her or his responsibility.
- drivebyacct2 15y ago
  That couldn't seem more unrelated to any topic at hand.
- bad_user 15y ago
  Since orange is the complementary color of blue, it's a no-brainer that it's used to add contrast whenever blue is involved. Blue is a color omnipresent on earth - water is blue, the sky is blue. Also, on sunrise and sunset the sun's light gives everything an orange tint. The combination itself is the easiest for our eyes to tolerate as we can see it everyday. Other powerful alternatives would be red/green and yellow/purple, but these aren't so generic having limited applicability and are hard to bring in harmony (when trying to pick a harmonious color palette, almost all recipes exclude complementaries). And the reason for wanting complementary colors is because complements add contrast to your image, being the easiest technique you can use. Even though you may be pissed about seeing blue/orange everywhere, the fact of the matter is that it's a working technique, also used by photographers.

fleitz 15y ago

As a director you'd also be pretty pissed that your movie went from RGB to Orange/Blue. http://www.slashfilm.com/orangeblue-contrast-in-movie-posters/ http://www.slashfilm.com/orangeblue-contrast-in-movie-poster... http://theabyssgazes.blogspot.com/2010/03/teal-and-orange-hollywood-please-stop.html http://theabyssgazes.blogspot.com/2010/03/teal-and-orange-ho...

ugh 15y ago
That’s a creative decision the director has no right to be pissed about. It’s her or his responsibility.
drivebyacct2 15y ago
That couldn't seem more unrelated to any topic at hand.
bad_user 15y ago
Since orange is the complementary color of blue, it's a no-brainer that it's used to add contrast whenever blue is involved. Blue is a color omnipresent on earth - water is blue, the sky is blue. Also, on sunrise and sunset the sun's light gives everything an orange tint. The combination itself is the easiest for our eyes to tolerate as we can see it everyday. Other powerful alternatives would be red/green and yellow/purple, but these aren't so generic having limited applicability and are hard to bring in harmony (when trying to pick a harmonious color palette, almost all recipes exclude complementaries). And the reason for wanting complementary colors is because complements add contrast to your image, being the easiest technique you can use. Even though you may be pissed about seeing blue/orange everywhere, the fact of the matter is that it's a working technique, also used by photographers.